Lowndes Co. Teen Charged With Statutory Rape

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A Columbus High School student is charged with statutory rape. Lowndes County deputies say 15-year-old Jakari Malone will be charged as an adult after having an improper relationship with a 12-year-old girl. Marc Miley says the investigation began after the girl’s mother filed a report on the 28th of August. Malone was arrested around 11 o’clock Thursday (9-6) at Columbus High School.

Statutory rape cases like this are always foggy. With the term statutory rape we don’t know if the sex was forceable or not. Since both kids were under the age of 18 neither could legally consent to sex although both may have factually consented. If this was in fact a rape this kid deserved to be charged as an adult.

– No , Jakari is a friend of mine , & I DO Not Believe He would do such a thing like that , maybe the girl gave false information because she got mad at him or something, but i know he wouldnt Do something like that.